Bay Trail at Battery East

Beginning Date: 2008Completion Date: 2014

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy began improvements to the Battery East Bay Trail in 2008, with the construction of bicycle, pedestrian, and accessible paths where formal alignments did not previously exist. Prior to this dedicated multi-use trail, cyclists and pedestrians had to travel along with the heavy traffic on Lincoln Blvd, which had provided the only link to the Golden Gate Bridge.

In 2012, and in anticipation of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Park Service and Parks Conservancy completed an additional segment of dedicated bicycle/pedestrian lanes as the trail passes by the Battery East parking lot.

In 2014, the final segment of dedicated bicycle/pedestrian lanes was constructed, along with the creation of the new Fort Point Overlook.